Henry Williams
Henry Williams went 140–34–12 as a head coach, 1891–1921, at Army and Minnesota. His 1904 Minnesota team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 140–34–12 career
- Seasons
- 23
- Schools
- 2
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1904
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1904 13–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Army | 4–1–1 | ||||
| 1892–99: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1900 | Minnesota | 10–0–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1901 | Minnesota | 9–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1902 | Minnesota | 9–2–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1903 | Minnesota | 14–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1904 | Minnesota | 13–0 | T–1st | |||
| 1905 | Minnesota | 10–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1906 | Minnesota | 4–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1907 | Minnesota | 2–2–1 | 5th | |||
| 1908 | Minnesota | 3–2–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1909 | Minnesota | 6–1 | 1st | |||
| 1910 | Minnesota | 6–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1911 | Minnesota | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1912 | Minnesota | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1913 | Minnesota | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1914 | Minnesota | 6–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1915 | Minnesota | 6–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1916 | Minnesota | 6–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1917 | Minnesota | 4–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1918 | Minnesota | 5–2–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1919 | Minnesota | 4–2–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1920 | Minnesota | 1–6 | T–9th | |||
| 1921 | Minnesota | 3–4 | T–6th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
James WalkerConsensus All‑American, 1910- George HauserConsensus All‑American, 1917
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 58 | 35–18–5 | 65% |
| Conference games | 80 | 50–25–5 | 66% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 49 | 21–16–12 | 55% |
| At home | 139 | 110–21–8 | 82% |
| On the road | 47 | 30–13–4 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 154 | 125–20–9 | 84% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 15–14–3 | 52% |
His own 186 games on file, 1891–1921, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1900–1918 | 9–4–1 | Chicago | 14 | |
| Jumbo Stiehm 1911–1921 | 5–2 | Nebraska, Indiana | 7 | |
| Robert Zuppke 1913–1920 | 2–4–1 | Illinois | 7 | |
| Fielding Yost 1902–1921 | 1–5–1 | Michigan | 7 | |
| Clyde Williams 1907–1912 | 6–0 | Iowa State | 6 | |
| A.W. Ristine 1902–1906 | 5–0 | Iowa State | 5 | |
| Walter Booth 1900–1905 | 4–1 | Nebraska | 5 | |
| J.R. Richards 1911–1921 | 1–3–1 | Wisconsin | 5 | |
| Howard Jones 1916–1921 | 1–4 | Iowa | 5 | |
| Jesse Hawley 1911–1915 | 4–0 | Iowa | 4 |
Henry Williams’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsinseries | 21 | 12–7–2 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 15 | 15–0 |
| Iowaseries | 15 | 11–4 |
| Nebraskaseries | 14 | 10–2–2 |
| Chicagoseries | 14 | 9–4–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 13 | 8–4–1 |
| North Dakotaseries | 11 | 11–0 |
| South Dakotaseries | 9 | 8–1 |
Also a player: Henry Williams’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Army | Head coach | |
| 1892–99 | William Penn Charter (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1900–21 | Minnesota | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- W.S. KeinholzAuburn, Lombard, NC State, Colorado, North Carolina, Washington State
- Elmer McDevittNorthwestern, Denver
- Clark ShaughnessyTulane, Chicago, Stanford, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Loyola (LA), Los Angeles Rams, Hawai’i
- George HauserColgate, Minnesota
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.S. Keinholz | Minnesota, 1902: assistant coach | Auburn, Lombard, NC State, Colorado, North Carolina, Washington State | |
| Elmer McDevitt | Minnesota, 1913: line coach | Northwestern, Denver | |
| Clark Shaughnessy | Minnesota, 1914: assistant coach | Tulane, Chicago, Stanford, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Loyola (LA), Los Angeles Rams, Hawai’i | |
| George Hauser | Minnesota, 1919–21: assistant coach | Colgate, Minnesota |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.